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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






2. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






3. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






4. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






5. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






6. How many calories/gram is protein?






7. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






8. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






9. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






10. What does DASH stand for?






11. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






12. Fats can lead to some medical problems






13. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






14. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






15. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






16. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






17. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






18. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






19. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






20. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






21. Where can you get more vitamin D?






22. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






23. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






24. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?






25. What is normal BMI?






26. What is the function of vitamin E?






27. What function is vitamin D?






28. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






29. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






30. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






31. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






32. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






33. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






34. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






35. When does BMR decrease?






36. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






37. What is normal albumin levels?






38. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






39. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






40. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






41. Sources of fats






42. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






43. What function is vitamin A?






44. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






45. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






46. What are healthy sources of fats?






47. What is RDA of protein?






48. What foods have high quality protein?






49. What is the function of vitamin C?






50. When does BMR increase?